Goodbye My Alpha (BxB)

Chapter 5, Part 1: The Time of Our Meeting

Kaleo's POV 

I paced around the school in circles for what felt like countless times. Then proceeded to hug a tree. Yes, I'm certain that I looked like a deranged primitive weirdo but I didn't care. I didn't care that the bell had rang ages ago and I should have been in class. None of that mattered because I have found my mate! And he's a cutie at that! Too cute to put into words. I knew from the moment he shyly exited the Headmistress's office and looked into my eyes with his deep brown eyes that he was mine. Every fibre in my being was singing as such. The way his freckles littered his light chocolate brown skin made him look so unbelievably beautiful that it stole my breath away. And when he shyly avoided my gaze and looked at the floor causing his soft cloud-like curls to bounce on his forehead, it took all my self restraint to not touch that lovely head of his.

If I were 18, I would be knocking at the elders' door, no, I would have already broken the door and received their permission to begin courting my mate. And this is why I cannot wait for next week when my best friend Juno and I have our 18th birthdays. Juno, Kii and I have been friends since forever. Juno and I were born on the same day just a few hours apart, while Kii was born a few months later.

For werewolves, our 18th birthday is an important one as this is when we can finally fully sense who our mates are. Usually, the closer you are to your 18th birthday, the  easier it is to tell whether someone is your mate or not. However, in rare cases some people find their mates as young as 16 while others may never have the fortune to meet theirs throughout their whole lifetime. 

I can't wait to tell Juno and Kii about Tully being my mate. I can't wait for them to meet him during lunchtime. I'm sure they'll get on really well, I can see that despite his shy and introverted  personality, his eyes say that he has a story to tell. One that I cannot wait to hear. 

But there is one thing that bothers me. He seems to have two scents. One that sends butterflies through my stomach, making me want to hold on to him, make him mine, protect him and never ever let him go. His other scent, while not unpleasant doesn't seem to arouse me and my wolf as much. It's like the scent of a friend, not the intoxicating one of a mate. While I was showing him around I inched close enough to his pheromone gland in order to get a proper whiff. I am now certain that the two smells originate from him internally and are not as a result of things like perfumes or fabric conditioners. The scents were intertwined together but one was definitely foreign as though it did not belong to his body. 

That aside, the most important thing is that I have found my mate and I can't wait to tell my friends. Then this evening I will ask my dad whether it is possible for one person to have the scents of two people in one body. 

Before realising it I had skipped two more lessons and it was already lunchtime. I had to calm myself before seeing Tully again. I didn't want to scare my little mate away by being overly enthusiastic. I knew I had to wait until next week, after my 18th birthday  before I can properly get closer to him. For now, I have to control my wolf because he just wants to do unimaginable things to him. 

I headed towards the canteen, and arrived earlier than Juno and Kii. I sat at our usual spot. No one dares to sit on this table since they are all scared shitless of Juno. Which is ironic because the guy is a big softy at heart. Though he has changed a lot with all the responsibilities and expectations his parents, the elders and the pack have placed on him, I believe that somewhere behind that cold and domineering facade, he is still the same kind and free spirited guy he always was. 

I mind linked my two best friends telling them I am already in the canteen and I have exciting news to tell them. Kii replies by telling me that she's bringing someone with her. In my haze of excitement I don't even think to ask who or why because the only thing I could think of was that I was going to see Tully again any moment now. I had shown him the way to the canteen this morning and he assured me that he remembered how to get here, but now I'm wondering if I should have gone to pick him up from his lesson and guided him here. 

I nervously tap my foot in anticipation when Juno approaches. The canteen goes quiet as people give way to him. I can see the look of discomfort and resignation on his face but he soon hides it with an apathetic, stoic one as he strolls confidently to our table. He really looks the part of a soon to be Alpha of the best pack in Western Europe. 

"Hey Moses' I smirk as Juno takes a seat across from me.  Juno absolutely hates it when Kii and I call him that. One day Kii suddenly remarked that the way people opened up a way for Juno to pass through reminded her of a story her mother told her when she was little. In this story, this guy Moses splits the sea in half so that these people he was helping to escape can cross through. Since then, it's been our little inside joke. It never gets old to see Juno's forever expressionless face contort with annoyance. It's absolutely priceless.

Juno sent me a glare before taking out sandwiches from his bag. As I proceed to do the same, an intoxicating scent of lavender mixed with a twinge of spices as well as a fainter secondary scent of roses and vanilla fills the air. My wolf and I were certain this time, the scent that drove us crazy was the first one, the one of lavender and spices. The other scent didn't really make us feel anything.  My head turns involuntarily to the direction of my mate's scent. 

I feel myself beaming as I see my little mate entering the canteen with Kii. My mate is slightly shorter than Kii and he looks exquisite as he smiles at whatever nonsense Kii is spouting to him. I resist the urge to rush over to his side and engulf his small frame into mine before kissing each and every part of him. "Calm down Kaleo, there will be a time and place for that" I remind myself and my wolf who is in an excited frenzy. 

As the pair edge closer, I hear a low growl escape from Juno's mouth. I turned to face my best friend and instantly regret it. I knew what that look meant. I knew too bloody well. But why? Was I wrong in thinking that Tully was my mate? No, it's impossible. Even if I was wrong, my wolf would never make such a mistake even though we are not 18 yet. But then that also means Juno's wolf wouldn't make the same mistake either. 

I observe my best and most dearest friend as he drinks in the view of my little mate. His normally bright blue eyes are now shining as dark as the abyss, a clear indication that his wolf, Eos has taken over.  He looks at my mate with eyes filled with longing, desire, lust and care. I knew at that moment that they were mates. This realisation caused my wolf to whine, as a sharp pain tethered itself to my heart. My eyes made contact with Tully's inciting a gentle smile to frame his luscious plump lips. His smile was so beautiful, so perfect that when combined with the pain in my chest and the uncertainty of this situation left me feeling breathless and at the brink of tears.